IIT JAM 2019 (Joint Admission Test for M.Sc.) is a national level
examination. This exam is conIIT JAMcted for providing admission to the M.Sc.,
Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D., M.Sc.-Ph.D. IIT JAMal Degree & other post-bachelor’s degree
courses at IITs. Through this exam, candidates can also get admission into
the Ph.D. programme at IISc.

Important Dates

Events

Dates

Availability of Online Application

1st September 2018

Last date to submit application

10th October 2018

Admit Card Release

4th January 2019

Mock Test Available

10th January 2019

IIT JAM Exam Date

10th February 2019

Candidates Response

19th February 2019

Answer Key Release

25th February 2019

Result Declaration

20th March 2019

Rank & Merit List

5th April 2019

Score Card Release

5th April to 31st July 2019

Admission Form Availability

11th April to 24th April 2019

Last Date for receipt of request for
change of category

Till 7th May 2019

Declaration of First Admission List

3rd June 2019

IIT JAM Eligibility Criteria

Nationality:

• Indian/Foreign Nationals candidates are eligible to apply.

Age Criteria:

• There will be no age criteria/restrictions to apply.
Qualification Criteria:• Qualifying Exam: Candidates should have a bachelor degree.
• Minimum Marks: Candidates must secure at least 55% marks (50% marks for
SC/ST/PwD category).
• Appearing candidates can also apply.

IIT JAM Exam
Pattern

• Exam Mode: The examination will be
held in computer-based mode.
• Session: The exam will be organized into
two sessions, i.e. 9 AM to 12 Noon & 2 PM to 5 PM.
• Sections: In the examinations, the
questions will be asked in three different patterns such as Multiple Choice
Questions (MCQ), Multiple Select Questions (MSQ), and Numerical Answer Type
(NAT) questions.
• No. of Papers: Total seven papers will be
organized for JAM exam.
• IIT JAMration: The exam IIT JAMration will be three
hours.
• Medium: The medium of the exam will be
English only.
• Number of Questions: Total 60 questions
will be asked in the examination.
• Marks: The question paper will be of 100
marks.
• Negative Marking: There will be negative
marking only in Section A.

IIT JAM Syllabus 2019

The syllabus will be divided as per the subjects & sections. It
will be comprised of following subject’s topics & chapters, i.e.
Biotechnology (BT), Biological Sciences (BL), Chemistry (CY), Geology (GC),
Mathematics (MA), Mathematical Statistics (MS) & Physics (PH). The IIT
JAM 2019 syllabus will be prepared by the Institution from 10+2+3 level.

IIT JAM Admit
Card 2019

• The admit card will be announced by the Institution on 4th
January 2019 through online mode.
• Candidates will get the admit card by entering their Enrolment ID/Email
ID & Password. No. IIT JAM 2019 admit cards will be sent by post/email.
• Candidates must carry their admit card along with original valid Photo ID
proof at the examination hall.
• On the day of the exam, the biometric system for verification will be
used. Candidate’s fingerprint will be captured before they take the exam.

IIT JAM Result
2019

• Institution Candidates will check their results only through
online mode from the official website. The IIT JAM 2019 result will be
declared on 20th March 2019.
• For each test paper, the institutions will be made separate merit lists
as per the categories.
• Candidates should download their IIT JAM 2019 scorecard from 5th April to
31st July 2019. The organizing will not send any hard copy of the score card
through offline mode.